Leonard Smalls

Jam Fan - Bootsy's Rubber Band

Wal is still the best, but I tend to leave it at home nowadays for value reasons. But both the ACG and the Parker are excellent to play - ACG perhaps better but it doesn't half eat batteries! The Sandberg even gets an occasional outing too...

Any bass will do, it's the attitude wot counts!

My Mrs said: Bootsy Jamaaladeen Him off of the Chilli Peppers Stanley Clarke She's obviously not been going "lalalala" when I blather on! Then she remembered Brian May (though she quickly realised he plays fake bass) and Bill Wyman... And the matey who makes the cheese in Blur. Then she said Jaco Pastorius (due to being subjected to a cd of his in the car) and Derek Smalls.

The Electric Spanking of War Babies - Funkadelic

Isn't it the Frank Spencer Band?

Is it Blur?

I suspect the majority would look at you blankly... The other day I was watching a re-run of Family Fortunes (I know!!!) and the question was "Name a British Band with both male and female members". First matey buzzed in with Take That. Next matey was asked, and said "ABBA". They had to go through a couple of family members (Destiny's Child, Spice Girls) before someone said Hear'Say... That apostrophe still appals me, btw.

Can You DigIt? - Ice Cube

Sinister Porpoise - Creedence Clearwater Revival

We're all on a bit of gardening leave at the moment, but we're back in Worcester on 2nd November at Spin The Black Circle Records...

Guillo-teenage Kicks - Undertones

We played a gig once after we'd spent a couple of hours before writing the set so our singer had crib sheets with his hastily scribbled lyrics on them. He got round the slightly duff look by wearing a schoolmaster's hat and gown so the stand became part of it!

Whip in My Valise - Adam and the Ants

I suspect that because a) I don't like singing as the whole point of a song, b) I don't like moany songs about boyfriends/girlfriends/break-ups, c) I do like something a bit different, d) I do like a bit of a pumpin' beat, then I'm not really the target market for Adele. Still, she can belt 'em out, seems relatively reasonable and likes a bit of a joke, so I have nowt against her. Though I'd prefer not to have to listen to her!

Love Gun - Rick James

I rarely take two... Most of the gigs we play are on small stages with 3 band line ups and nowhere to put gear. And as I haven't broken a string on stage for more than 30 years I'm touching wood that next time I won't be so lucky. Still, I carry spare strings and can replace one in the time it takes to put on a baked potato and have a bath. 😁

Ain't that a kick in the head - Dean Martin

Patella Patella You Bet - The Whooowhowho (again 😁)

Tomarrow comes today - Gorillaz

The voltage between any 2 230V phases would be just under 400V! And duff sparkies wouldn't bother trying to balance any sort of load, amazing how many times I found completely unmarked live wires. Or neutrals borrowed from other circuits so they wouldn't distinguish between phases! https://calculator.academy/phase-to-phase-voltage-calculator/

You Better You Bet - The Whooooo

Yes My Darling Daughter - Edie Gorme (This was always the last song I played when I were nobbut a DJ int Leeds)

Rated R - Boo Yaa Tribe

Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams